Super Bowl 2016 Prize Money (Player Bonuses)

Each and every squad memeber of Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos will be getting bonus checks from NFL after the Super Bowl 2016. The winning team players get $97,000 each while losing team squad memebers get $49,000 each. For most NFL players being part of the Super Bowl and winning the “Vince Lombardi trophy” is enough but both sets of squads in the Super Bowl are paid handsom bonuses for being part of Super Bowl roster.

Players Bonuses For Winning The Super Bowl 2016: NFL announced that every player in both rosters will recieve bonus checks after the Super Bowl 2016. Every Player of the winning team roster will take home as much as $97,000 while losing team players will get $49,000 each.

Winning Team Roster Bonuses: Each and every member of 53 man squad of winning team will pocket $97,000 regardless of them playing or not playing the game itself.

Losing Team Roster Bonuses: Every member of losing team roster will get $49,000

For most of the top players this bonus is not much significant because they already have professional contracts with their respective teams. Last year’s finalists Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots average squad salary was around $2.1 million a year so far top players this bonus is no big deal. But since every player on the roster gets $97,000 or $49,000 depending on the outcome of Super Bowl some of the fringe and young players on the roster with minimum NFL wage of $420,000 a year must be happy with these added incentives. Below is the details on how NFL distribute bonuses post-season matches.

So players of teams who made it through divisional leaders to Super Bowl champions can earn as much as $165,000 in post season run

Players of teams reaching Super Bowl have already notched up couple of healthy bonus checks in post-season runs. NFL has the pre-determined pool of money which they distribute among eligible players of all playoff, conference and super bowl team. Here is a list on how players get compensated from NFL in the post season runs.